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EUWIIN

EUWIIN. ‘‘By promoting and recognising the achievements of creative, inventive and innovative women, everyone wins: the women gain recognition and markets, and the economy wins. Bola Olabisi Founder and CEO of GWIIN Global Women Inventors & Innovators Network ’’.

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EUWIIN

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  1. EUWIIN ‘‘By promoting and recognising the achievements of creative, inventive and innovative women, everyone wins: the women gain recognition and markets, and the economy wins. Bola Olabisi Founder and CEO of GWIIN Global Women Inventors & Innovators Network ’’

  2. Centre for Micro Enterprise , LMETHilary Farnworth • The “Forward “ series of training projects for women entrepreneurs : 400 women trained 2002-7 Currently working with 120 women Over 50 – Forward at 50 “Winning with the OlderPreneur” • Women into Enterprise research project : 2003-2006funded by Higher Education ESF UK: To investigate enterprise training provision for women in UK

  3. EUWIIN activities www.euwiin.com • Launched in Brussels February 6, 2007, Comité de parrainageChaired by Baroness Sarah Ludford • 1st European conference and Awards , Berlin June 14-16 2007 • Nominations open now • Roundtables , showcase • Women Inventors events in EU 27 – eg BFIIN April 24, London www.gwiin.com • Funding model: sponsorship , & partnerships

  4. Women inventors in Europe : some gender issues • 2006 European Inventor of the Year Awards: •  winners were all men ,.  • It appears that women, lone inventors, ethnic minorities and products that do not fit their high-tech and scientific criteria would find it a huge challenge to ever win one of their awards • There were approximately 49 speakers and they were mainly men - with only approx 4 women speakers over the 2 days – demonstrating that this is still a male dominated area.   • concentration on high-technology and science • “Soft tech “ products which are often invented by women – some science – but for home, family, children eg Any way up cup • Few countries have disaggregated data on patents by gender (Finland)

  5. Using recommendations from GWIIN report 2004, Innovative women entrepreneurs in London, & Women into Enterprise LMET 2006

  6. British Female Inventor of the Year Awards 2006: LMET Premier sponsor Abigail Cooke of Gigart being given an award by Sir Roderick Floud, President of LMET Jaggan-Vince Cintra inventor of the CY Strap Samantha Fountain inventor of the Shewee Celia Gates, inventor of easy grip cookware

  7. EUWIIN Investing in the dreams and innovations of women is not just investing in women, it is an investment in the future. Bola Olabisi Director of EUWINN www.euwiin.com Hilary Farnworth, London Metropolitan University, Management & Professional Development Dept Hilary.farnworth@londonmet.ac.uk • www.gwiin.com

  8. Comité de parrainage • Baroness Sarah Ludford (ALDE, UK) [chair]Dr Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann (GUE/NGL, DE), vice-president of the EuropeanParliamentPiia-Noora Kauppi (EPP, FI)Arlene McCarthy (PSE, UK)Britta Thomsen (PSE, DK) • Sharon Bowles • Ona Juknevièienë Founder partners: QUIN Finland, Estonia, GWIIN UK, LMET UK, FCEB Belgium, RFFAN France , VDU Germany (Verband deutscher Unternehmerinnen)

  9. Moorgate Feb 06 Tallinn Sept 06

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